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we did it before ire reason making -- irene. we made the call in advance to let customers know the storm is coming. you had to be under a rock to not know it was coming but if you hear the company saying something is coming, we are ready. you need to get ready, it himself. we did that to a few special needs customers. we have lists of customers who are certified to have medical problems that require electricity for equipment. we did that three days in a row. >> thank you, rob. >> we will see what happens. everybody stay safe. >> now to sarah caldwell to check the roads. we have some ponding going on? >> you are right. we are continuing to monitor the situation as the rain comes in and winds get heavier. we will see what happens in terms of downed trees and power lanes. for now we're dealing with wet roads for the most part. we have one accident of note southbound 95 in harford county just past 152 for mountain road exit. not a lot of delays because there are very few cars on the roads. we currently you from going out. at 53 on t
we did it before ire reason making -- irene. we made the call in advance to let customers know the storm is coming. you had to be under a rock to not know it was coming but if you hear the company saying something is coming, we are ready. you need to get ready, it himself. we did that to a few special needs customers. we have lists of customers who are certified to have medical problems that require electricity for equipment. we did that three days in a row. >> thank you, rob. >> we...
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same thing with irene and isabelle. 877-778-2222. to not call the 401 number. >> thank you. the time is now 8:40. 52 degrees at the airport. towson town center is closed today. >> stay with us for the latest on hurricane sandy, including another update from ava marie in ocean city. >> conditions are deteriorating. we will have an update on an accident next. >> hurricane zandi is obviously our big story, but let's look at the other headlines. >> the new york stock exchange will close all markets today after initially saying it would only close the trading floor. the nasdaq will also halt trading today. >> we are dealing with hurricane sandy and east coast, but hawaiian residents got a scare of their own, and a quick off the coast of canada at triggering a tsunami warning. tens of thousands of people headed for higher ground. luckily, the advisory was canceled around 4:00 this morning and no major damage was reported. >> celebrations in the streets after the san francisco giants swept the detroit tigers sunday night. they handed them their second world series title in three ye
same thing with irene and isabelle. 877-778-2222. to not call the 401 number. >> thank you. the time is now 8:40. 52 degrees at the airport. towson town center is closed today. >> stay with us for the latest on hurricane sandy, including another update from ava marie in ocean city. >> conditions are deteriorating. we will have an update on an accident next. >> hurricane zandi is obviously our big story, but let's look at the other headlines. >> the new york stock...
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Oct 26, 2012
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last year, hurricane irene caused a loss of power for more than six million households in this region, some were in the dark for weeks. raffle larossa is president of new jersey's largest electric company. >> when you're facing 50 to 60 miles an hour winds with all the leaves still on the trees and a soaking rain for a long period of time, we're going to see trees come over, we'll see branches come down. so it's going to have an impact on us and, again, patience and working together will be able to come through this like we always do. >> reporter: sandy could also cause over a billion dollars in damage, threatening nearly 400,000 homes in the most vulnerable areas. also in the storm's path: five east coast refineries that produce 7% of the nation's gasoline. they are expected to suspend operations as early as sunday. the u.s. military has ordered 24 warships based in norfolk, virginia, out to sea to ride out the storm and, scott, here in ocean city some businesses are trying to squeeze every last dollar out of the tourists before they have to board up and get out of town. >> pelley: s
last year, hurricane irene caused a loss of power for more than six million households in this region, some were in the dark for weeks. raffle larossa is president of new jersey's largest electric company. >> when you're facing 50 to 60 miles an hour winds with all the leaves still on the trees and a soaking rain for a long period of time, we're going to see trees come over, we'll see branches come down. so it's going to have an impact on us and, again, patience and working together will...
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that overtops irene at 9.5. two hours until high tide. that is an interesting situation. water levels don't be on the rise. take a look at the center of circulation, on shore. probably around ocean city. southern tip of new jersey. around atlantic city. that is just a point of reference. we will feel effects of the storm, 500-miles from the center of the storm. it will move across the great lakes. wind advisories across the great lakes. wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. this storm is going to expand across the midwest. wind gusts in excess of 90 miles per hour. as the center moves on shore. north of the center, where you feel the north of the storm surge. rain and wind. 50 miles per hour gusts south of that region, 35 miles per hour gusts across the southeast. across the great lakes in the mid-atlantic. this is a storm surge and winds for long duration of time. carving a coastline in some cases, i'm afraid. and the weeks ahead. back to you. >> bret: thank you. what could be a big storm for long time. we look at how it relate together in all-stars join me after the break
that overtops irene at 9.5. two hours until high tide. that is an interesting situation. water levels don't be on the rise. take a look at the center of circulation, on shore. probably around ocean city. southern tip of new jersey. around atlantic city. that is just a point of reference. we will feel effects of the storm, 500-miles from the center of the storm. it will move across the great lakes. wind advisories across the great lakes. wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. this storm is going to...
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. - whhnhurricann irene...also struck with vengence. so as "sandy" approachee...county officials...are preparingg..for the worst. (kamenetz) "be repared to be without power foo a lonn period of time."so counny executive kevin kamenetzz..is advising residents to stock up onnnon-perishable food. and on &ptte eastside...there are othe potential problems...ballimore waterfront.(hhbbard) "iffthis stoom changes jjst a couple off dramatically changes the t, it - wind which could change the he officials say even f you don't live near the watee, you could still suffer damage and lose pooer becauss of dwnee trees. in tooson, john rydell, foxx5 ews at five." hurriccae sandy could cause a bbllioo ollaas worth damage.... jool d. smith is at looe's in parkville, with 3 budget. hey ggus, we are here at lowe's here they are getting ready, but f you needdto storm..you have some options. big ticket items like generators, this onn is 3 thoussnd ddllaas. thaa can't pe installed in the next pouple dayssthouuh. dollars, how aaout a blower phat much. ray rein
. - whhnhurricann irene...also struck with vengence. so as "sandy" approachee...county officials...are preparingg..for the worst. (kamenetz) "be repared to be without power foo a lonn period of time."so counny executive kevin kamenetzz..is advising residents to stock up onnnon-perishable food. and on &ptte eastside...there are othe potential problems...ballimore waterfront.(hhbbard) "iffthis stoom changes jjst a couple off dramatically changes the t, it - wind which...
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the last two years with snowmageddon and&hurricane irene and the surprise derecchio storm, reconnection efforts were particularly slow pepco promised to spend more but given the utility's record, the state's public service commission in july allowed only a limited rate hike for the electric company a 130-page report from the governor's task force concluded that utility effort's are still falling short. >> an electric grid that served well and the storm events in the 1980s is not a grid reliable in the more violent and frequent storms that we have now. >> reporter: o'malley estimates that $1 to $2 a month per household will not only speed up the tree trimming -- >> maybe selective undergrounding and other engineering fixes that are different for every portion of the service area. >> reporter: to get the extra dollar or two a month, the utility would have to accelerate reliability strategies. what do ratepayers think? we found a mixed reaction in mont groomery county which, is hard hit the last few years. >> and we pay a lot of mean every month and giving them some are not necessarily the
the last two years with snowmageddon and&hurricane irene and the surprise derecchio storm, reconnection efforts were particularly slow pepco promised to spend more but given the utility's record, the state's public service commission in july allowed only a limited rate hike for the electric company a 130-page report from the governor's task force concluded that utility effort's are still falling short. >> an electric grid that served well and the storm events in the 1980s is not a...
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the last time was hurricane irene that. was august of last year. this resident lives right on the beach. he, of course, is worried about the waves. >> i'm really, really worried because they just told a friend of mine, they think it's going to hit the bay, the bay and the ocean is going to come together. >> the storm surge along some areas of the east is expected to be 11 feet or higher, and it was just made worse by the full moon. >> absolutely. hurricane sandy at this hour is still hundreds of miles offshore. but even from that distance, she has battered the coast of north carolina. fierce, unrelenting winds blew off the water all day sunday. and the rain that came with it has flooded towns inland from the shore. and now a cold front is moving in from the west. that is a chilly and unusual aftereffect for a hurricane. and people in the carolinas and along much of the east coast scrambled to secure their boats. sandy's outer bands washed away this 30-foot boat and several others along north carolina's crystal coast. some boats were pushed on shore
the last time was hurricane irene that. was august of last year. this resident lives right on the beach. he, of course, is worried about the waves. >> i'm really, really worried because they just told a friend of mine, they think it's going to hit the bay, the bay and the ocean is going to come together. >> the storm surge along some areas of the east is expected to be 11 feet or higher, and it was just made worse by the full moon. >> absolutely. hurricane sandy at this hour...
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it is already at irene levels. and the question is going to be what level does the surge take us to later on this afternoon, later this evening when it's actually high tide. and that's -- if there's a possible area of concern that is it. that's what we are monitoring closely now. as an added precaution today, we are announcing that we are going to close the holland tunnel and the brooklyn battery tunnel the brooklyn battle tunnel renamed the u.l. carey tunnel at 2:00 today. >> to expand on what governor cuomo is talking about, when you heard the concern about storm surge. look over my shoulder, you see the water here at the hudson river and the new york harbor. if it comes over those walls which is five feet over the water level right now, you'll have problems where the water gets into the subway system and the electrical system. i say that it's five feet over, storm surge predicted from 6 to 12 feet. that could be catastrophic. >> wow. >> jim axelrod, thank you. >>> we won't go back to jeff glor in atlantic city.
it is already at irene levels. and the question is going to be what level does the surge take us to later on this afternoon, later this evening when it's actually high tide. and that's -- if there's a possible area of concern that is it. that's what we are monitoring closely now. as an added precaution today, we are announcing that we are going to close the holland tunnel and the brooklyn battery tunnel the brooklyn battle tunnel renamed the u.l. carey tunnel at 2:00 today. >> to expand...
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Oct 30, 2012
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hurricane irene was 1.2 million, impacted house hodes. this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2million of the 2.4 million from pfeag, 935,000 from jcp and l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric, and 45,000 from orange and rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy the full restoration may in fact take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete until 24 to 48 hours due to some of the weather delays. they cannot develop the timeframe for restoration until damage assessments are underway and obviously these difficult weather conditions are making this more of a challenge. however, the utility companies have continued to reach out to other states for assistance, and we are expecting additional linemen, servicemen and tree-clearing workers from states as far away as texas and indiana and even folks coming from to us from canada. it will remain extremely dangerous in areas where trees and wires are down, i ask people to use extreme caution, assume that any wire you see dow
hurricane irene was 1.2 million, impacted house hodes. this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2million of the 2.4 million from pfeag, 935,000 from jcp and l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric, and 45,000 from orange and rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy the full restoration may in fact take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete until 24 to 48 hours due to some of the weather delays. they cannot develop the...
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the last time you did this, was it irene? >> it was. it was tropical storm irene in august 2011 where we essentially successfully helped to get people to safety before the storm, and then shutdown the transportation network in an orderly manner to protect the employees and equipment. >> before that, do you remember a time that we did this? >> weather-related -- that is probably the last time in memory we can recall shutting down the system. >> go ahead, chad. >> i know from riding the subway that the whole system is a sieve, and water can come in anywhere, did you sandbag low-lying subway entrances to try to stop the water from coming in? >> yes, absolutely. we have done the sandbagging at various locations to take the steps to protect our infrastructure. now, anyone who travels new york on occasion sees razed subway grates where we have taken efforts to raze them above street levels to prevent the flood water from enters the system. >> thank you, kevin ortiz, from the mta, and great information and the best of luck to you, and we may b
the last time you did this, was it irene? >> it was. it was tropical storm irene in august 2011 where we essentially successfully helped to get people to safety before the storm, and then shutdown the transportation network in an orderly manner to protect the employees and equipment. >> before that, do you remember a time that we did this? >> weather-related -- that is probably the last time in memory we can recall shutting down the system. >> go ahead, chad. >> i...
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robeet mcclary is 89 years old 50 years.he's lived thru agnes irene isabel in this house he says this is by far worst the damage. massive trees crashed &pcann see thru it kitchen mass of trees" vo. mcclary's son says his ather was watthing tv arrund 9 pm last night when he heard an inccedible boom. it was sandy toppliig treee, crushing the roof innthree &pdiiferent placcs. wter is pouring thru light fixtures now . to gets the trees off the mcclarys will need crane, but after calling fivee &pcompaniee...no onns avaalabbe.robert mcccary /ssorm victim 042602 feel noise .....ii was exciting". janice. &pincredibly mcclary never lost power duriig any of this, butt there's so much damage inside and outt they now have the tough task of deciding if they want to stay. in glln aam jp fox 45 news at 550. pow are the roads loooing tonig? tonight?brandi procttr has our traffic edge reportt report. maplibbrtyshawanmaps395map while we're 3 a masssve fire that destroys morr than 50 homms.why hurricane sandy made fighting the fireeso much moree difficult.. commng up. 3 --adblib weather tz-- - stephanie
robeet mcclary is 89 years old 50 years.he's lived thru agnes irene isabel in this house he says this is by far worst the damage. massive trees crashed &pcann see thru it kitchen mass of trees" vo. mcclary's son says his ather was watthing tv arrund 9 pm last night when he heard an inccedible boom. it was sandy toppliig treee, crushing the roof innthree &pdiiferent placcs. wter is pouring thru light fixtures now . to gets the trees off the mcclarys will need crane, but after...
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. >> reporter: inflamed passions have included this prince george's county police captain irene hukkins who hopes to marry her partner in maryland and sent an e-mail blast saying this type of defensive behavior will not fly in maryland. >> those who practice such things are deserving of death. >> reporter: meanwhile pastor robert anderson has not responded to requests for interviews to explain his worthy of death comments about same sex marriage. scott broom, 9 news now. >> late today derek mccoy issued a written statement that says, "any attempt to imply that dr. anderson's reading of scripture was a call to harm gays and lesbians was false and serves as a distraction from the real issues of this campaign." anderson says his group is committed to the dignity and respect of all people, but that marriage is reserved for one man and one woman. >>> tomorrow supporters and opponents of that same sex marriage referendum plan to rally at galludet university in d.c., but this time they're both planning to call for the same thing. both groups want angela mccaskill reinstated as school's chief d
. >> reporter: inflamed passions have included this prince george's county police captain irene hukkins who hopes to marry her partner in maryland and sent an e-mail blast saying this type of defensive behavior will not fly in maryland. >> those who practice such things are deserving of death. >> reporter: meanwhile pastor robert anderson has not responded to requests for interviews to explain his worthy of death comments about same sex marriage. scott broom, 9 news now....
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some spots actually with irene got up to 10 inches on the eastern shore last summer. but blizzard snows from western maryland. they could be measuring snow in the feet before the end of this. and of course the airport travel delays will continue to stack up. are there rifles? when's the last time we had one like this? we've never in recorded history had one like it. but these are the closest we can come up with. the perfect storm in 1991. that was a nor'easter, hybrid type system. it formed from hurricane grace well out at sea. it still sledded the massachusetts shore line, though. the chesapeake hurricane in 1933. that actually created the ocean city inlet. we go down to ocean city near the board walk, and go out and walk along the inlet. that wasn't there before 1933. that hurricane was a long-lived event. by all reports it churned for two or three days. similar to this storm because we'll be dealing with this for two full days. then agnes, 72. it was actually nicknamed hurricane agony for pennsylvania and north maryland, and laurel maryland got an incredible amount
some spots actually with irene got up to 10 inches on the eastern shore last summer. but blizzard snows from western maryland. they could be measuring snow in the feet before the end of this. and of course the airport travel delays will continue to stack up. are there rifles? when's the last time we had one like this? we've never in recorded history had one like it. but these are the closest we can come up with. the perfect storm in 1991. that was a nor'easter, hybrid type system. it formed...
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. >> and you mentioned irene, and while that was a year ago, new york city did not get pummeled by irene. the mayor of new york city is urging very seriously to take this warning of this storm. there's nothing going to be no hot water, there's going to be no heat in those low-lying areas, he certainly is encurlinging people to go to those evacuation locations or seek higher ground, or find a friend who is in a higher level place. >> i felt for the mayor when i was in lincoln, nebraska do my first weather show. call for the radar, is the radar there? and it never showed up. the mayor talked about -- but we made one here for you to all of the low areas that would be if we do get this eight to ten b and then all of a sudden we have a whole other list of things to do. in all of those public places, they are going to turn off the heat and the water and ac. they won't need ac, this is going to be a cold storm, they want people out of there, they truly do. >> just as we were talking, we have some new information involving the new york stock exchange. of course that's lower manhattan, according
. >> and you mentioned irene, and while that was a year ago, new york city did not get pummeled by irene. the mayor of new york city is urging very seriously to take this warning of this storm. there's nothing going to be no hot water, there's going to be no heat in those low-lying areas, he certainly is encurlinging people to go to those evacuation locations or seek higher ground, or find a friend who is in a higher level place. >> i felt for the mayor when i was in lincoln,...
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. >> you saw in irene we didn't move a lot of people out of seniors homes and hospitals and if necessary, we're prepared to do the same thing. >> reporter: hurricane sandy has already ripped through jamaica and cuba and now it's in the bahamas. heavy rain and strong winds damaged many homes, knocking down power lines and upreceipting trees. the cuban government -- uprooting trees. the cuban government said more than 50,000 people evacuated before the storm made landfall. terror-related hearings are to be delayed at u.s. base in guantanamo bay. the storm did kill four people in the caribbean. for the rest of thursday and through friday the entire east coast of florida from key largo up to jacksonville will be feeling hurricane sandy, but only as a tropical storm, a lot f wind, waves and outer bands of rain and from there sandy marches north. in miami phil keating, fox news. >> stay with fox 5 throughout the next 90 minutes as we track hurricane sandy. you can also follow the storm's path on myfoxhurricane.com. the website features enhanced satellite imagery, interactive models, live chat
. >> you saw in irene we didn't move a lot of people out of seniors homes and hospitals and if necessary, we're prepared to do the same thing. >> reporter: hurricane sandy has already ripped through jamaica and cuba and now it's in the bahamas. heavy rain and strong winds damaged many homes, knocking down power lines and upreceipting trees. the cuban government -- uprooting trees. the cuban government said more than 50,000 people evacuated before the storm made landfall....
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didn't go under water with irene but by a foot, this is forecast to be feet higher than irene. here's the east side river. we'll talk about south street seaport on up here under the bridges. all of this along the waterway at least flooded if we get that 11-foot surge. then we are back up here, this is belmont island and roosevelt island, we are okay. red hook is here in zone a. you must be gone. they are going to turn off power, the heat and all of this. all of a sudden if all the water is surging into new jersey as well, i know this says zone a, that's new york, but on the other side of the river, it will flood as well. we'll keep you up-to-date. >>> chad myers, don't go far, because i need you here to help me out. chad is standing right behind me, that's why i am looking over my shoulder. if you don't live in new york but have visited new york city, you know how huge the subway system and how big the city is there. this is no joke. when they close down subways, buses and mass transit systems in new york city, they are not playing around. that is a huge undertaking. it is rare
didn't go under water with irene but by a foot, this is forecast to be feet higher than irene. here's the east side river. we'll talk about south street seaport on up here under the bridges. all of this along the waterway at least flooded if we get that 11-foot surge. then we are back up here, this is belmont island and roosevelt island, we are okay. red hook is here in zone a. you must be gone. they are going to turn off power, the heat and all of this. all of a sudden if all the water is...
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. >> reporter: sandy could create a storm surge larger than last year's hurricane irene. possibly filling the subway tunnels with water. >> lower manhattan is the most vulnerable spot for a storm surge. >> no doubt about they expect this to be a large problem for central new jersey, including philadelphia, atlantic city, new york city all of the way up toward boston. something that we need to pay attenti attention to. >>> now, potentially new york city, where hurricane irene last year wasn't so bad in the city itself, what would you say to people who are tempted to write this off? >> i want to remind folks about that hurricane, it was a bad storm, dan, it just didn't deliver the wind damage that new york city expected and the surge wasn't really here. but if you look innd where it was catastrophic flooding and so many folks were acted that storm. it was a terrible storm. this storm hurricane center said that it will have all of those elements focused on these big population areas, and new york city is one of them. i'm going to ask everyone to be prepared. >> all right, be
. >> reporter: sandy could create a storm surge larger than last year's hurricane irene. possibly filling the subway tunnels with water. >> lower manhattan is the most vulnerable spot for a storm surge. >> no doubt about they expect this to be a large problem for central new jersey, including philadelphia, atlantic city, new york city all of the way up toward boston. something that we need to pay attenti attention to. >>> now, potentially new york city, where...
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last year, irene, and driving through the wall street area. now, last year, you and i were standing almost exactly here to get a very different situation. the surge isn't going to bring just water. it's going to bring force. and that's why we don't know how it will affect an area like this already in evacuation. people aren't living in the area where we are right now. if the forecasters, not you, sam, but everybody in general, close to accurate, this place is going to look very different tomorrow. maybe permanently. >> chris, we're standing right here where the water is up on the edge. last year where we were here, the water was two or fee below that. didn't really get to the top until the middle of the storm. >> absolutely. >> amy. >> chris, sam, thanks so much. we want to take a look at times square. because normally at this hour, it's crammed with traffic. well, look at that, it is a virtual ghost town. sandy has forced officials to shut down the subways for the second time in its history. josh is out on times square with the very latest. j
last year, irene, and driving through the wall street area. now, last year, you and i were standing almost exactly here to get a very different situation. the surge isn't going to bring just water. it's going to bring force. and that's why we don't know how it will affect an area like this already in evacuation. people aren't living in the area where we are right now. if the forecasters, not you, sam, but everybody in general, close to accurate, this place is going to look very different...
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part of it is because there were so many spectators out here for irene and they don't want that again when you could be dealing with a once if a century sort of storm. look at that break. oh, my gosh. that's what you would see surfers going through, those little tubes. i don't even know the proper terminology for that. i mean, we've just been seeing set after set of incredible waves out here. in terms of what we're seeing like damage, stuff like that, no real huge trees down. no power lines down, at least right here in the boardwalk area. we know we're seeing it up and down more on the bay side again. it's just the story right now is the waves. we've got a good amount of rain. it's definitely blowing in my face. we're getting some good stronger gusts of wind. but sustained winds, they don't feel too bad. it still feels more like a tropical storm than a hurricane. of course that's because hurricane sandy still several hundred miles away from us here. let's just go back to the boardwalk real quick. i'll show you some of the businesses that -- how they're dealing with this storm. you can
part of it is because there were so many spectators out here for irene and they don't want that again when you could be dealing with a once if a century sort of storm. look at that break. oh, my gosh. that's what you would see surfers going through, those little tubes. i don't even know the proper terminology for that. i mean, we've just been seeing set after set of incredible waves out here. in terms of what we're seeing like damage, stuff like that, no real huge trees down. no power lines...
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. >> reporter: new jersey which took a big hit from irene last year is expected to bear the worst of sandy. the massive storm is expected to make landfall there late sunday and stick around for three days. danielle nottingham, cbs news, vero beach, florida. >> of course wusa9 is tracking hurricane sandy on twitter and also on the web. just log on to wusa9.com/sandy. you'll find the hurricane tracker as well as multiple satellite views. >>> dat justice department is re-- today the justice department is reviewing a request from virginia democratic law maketories launch a mull city state -- mull multistate investigation into voter registration fraud. this comes one week after an employee at a public firm was arrested for destroying voter applications. we have the latest now from fairfax county. >> reporter: congressman jim moran and two other democratic congressmen from virginia are asking the department of justice to investigate a firm hired by the republican pay. strategic allied consulting and its subsid dear pin-point. the website has said it has never tolerated even minimal violati
. >> reporter: new jersey which took a big hit from irene last year is expected to bear the worst of sandy. the massive storm is expected to make landfall there late sunday and stick around for three days. danielle nottingham, cbs news, vero beach, florida. >> of course wusa9 is tracking hurricane sandy on twitter and also on the web. just log on to wusa9.com/sandy. you'll find the hurricane tracker as well as multiple satellite views. >>> dat justice department is re--...
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this is last year's big storm and look as the these from nasa, now sandy is there on your left and irene is on your right. sandy is about twice as big as irene and it is shortly downgraded after hurricane status, they will decide on approving a new tax and they have spent about 2. $5 million. the measure would add 1.5% tax on sugary drinks. now richmond's mayor said it is a good way to begin the fight against obesity. >> and we know it is the perfect place to start because it has absolutely no nutritional valley. it is twice the calories... >> it is going to result in higher grocery bills whether or not they drink soda. >> it is fun to buy it and they will be the first in the nation to impose a tax. >>> the giants dugout, they were expecting even bigger crowds after tomorrow's parade but authorities are worried about counterfeit money gear and they have confiscated 1200 shirts being sold illegally. you can tell it is counterfeit money if it lacks the hologram sticker. >>> and they are offering everybody in game two of the world series but you can get more from taco bell and if you happen
this is last year's big storm and look as the these from nasa, now sandy is there on your left and irene is on your right. sandy is about twice as big as irene and it is shortly downgraded after hurricane status, they will decide on approving a new tax and they have spent about 2. $5 million. the measure would add 1.5% tax on sugary drinks. now richmond's mayor said it is a good way to begin the fight against obesity. >> and we know it is the perfect place to start because it has...
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just for a perspective historical sense, we had our water rise with irene at 4.4 feet. this is already a foot higher, and it will get a lot higher, too. once that center moves inland, we will start to see a southerly wind and bring more water up into this region. so once -- just because the center has come onshore doesn't mean it's over. we have a lot of onshore flow on long island and jersey coast. 4 to 8 feet on the coast, long island sound, 6 to 11 feet, that includes places around that. farther to the northeast, 3 to 6 feet and 2 to 4 feet farther north along the coast of massachusetts. this is unincredible storm many of us have he never seen the likes of. back to you, guys. >> sandy is already having an impact on the presidential race. early voting has been canceled in some places. the president and mitt romney are off the stump. which candidate could benefit from the storm? why i say maryland is a good example why mother nature might matter next tuesday. that's next. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up to bring you a low-priced medicare prescripti
just for a perspective historical sense, we had our water rise with irene at 4.4 feet. this is already a foot higher, and it will get a lot higher, too. once that center moves inland, we will start to see a southerly wind and bring more water up into this region. so once -- just because the center has come onshore doesn't mean it's over. we have a lot of onshore flow on long island and jersey coast. 4 to 8 feet on the coast, long island sound, 6 to 11 feet, that includes places around that....
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we're hoping that sandy won't remind us that irene isabel. >> this is what the storm looks like from the international space station. you have to wonder is the storm coming our way. >> he's tracking the storm all week. a closer look at the storm. >> sandy is getting closer and closer to the united states, getting close to the coast here. winds to 90 miles an hour. still a very powerful 1 hurricane. we're seeing a little weakening in the last three hours. potent storm, winds moving in the northwest at 11:00. it's not so much what they are doing right now, what she will do as she rockets up the east coast in the next 2-3 days. as we approach the time frame, as we expect sandy to curve around the north carolina coast, but in addition to that, in carrying some jet stream energy likely that this storm will increase in strength in wind, field and size. perhaps a bigger storm once sandy gets to the carolinas. and break down into the move in the mid-atlantic. >>> another one, going in our direction. some of you are not taking any chances. >> after storms blew, high and dry. and someone came
we're hoping that sandy won't remind us that irene isabel. >> this is what the storm looks like from the international space station. you have to wonder is the storm coming our way. >> he's tracking the storm all week. a closer look at the storm. >> sandy is getting closer and closer to the united states, getting close to the coast here. winds to 90 miles an hour. still a very powerful 1 hurricane. we're seeing a little weakening in the last three hours. potent storm, winds...
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just a year ago waiting for hurricane irene's arrival. millions of people have taken the city officials' advice and stayed home today. >> sandy causing a real mess for flyers, too. the impact felt all the way to the west coast. some planes still in the air sunday night. but look at this morning. the skies much emptier. jim lavila has the details. >> reporter: nearly a total ground stop here. the flights are canceled. almost all across the country, whether it's trains, butss, and also planes, have been canceled this morning. take a look what we have here at reagan national. this airfield, this corridor, completely empty. look at the boards over here, they become cancellation walls at the airports tell people to stay home. >> reporter: this morning, much of the nation as a standstill. the ferocious superstorm crippling much of america's transportation system. amtrak trains and airports from north carolina to boston virtually shut down. nearly 7,000 flights canceled. most either fly from or through one of the hubs in sandy's path. >> you pre
just a year ago waiting for hurricane irene's arrival. millions of people have taken the city officials' advice and stayed home today. >> sandy causing a real mess for flyers, too. the impact felt all the way to the west coast. some planes still in the air sunday night. but look at this morning. the skies much emptier. jim lavila has the details. >> reporter: nearly a total ground stop here. the flights are canceled. almost all across the country, whether it's trains, butss, and...
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how does that compare to irene. >> we had first put out the call for about 1,000 workers. we now have a call for 3,000. overhead linemen and tree contractors. we have about 1,600 here or en route as far away as new mexico or oklahoma. we are staging them. we are doubling down on the resources given the magnitude of what we expect. >> you have to compete with other states. we have new jersey, delaware. >> we are competing with other states and canada to be honest with you. the states to the west are holding their crews because of the fear of the snow warnings. the ones to the south have held a bit. hopefully they will release theirs and we will pull from them. we have the crews in place now to start working. in about an hour they will hit the street. you will see trucks and meter reader vehicles that will not be reading meters but will be patrolling the area. you may see them sitting hunker the down but when the bonds come through and it is clear they will restore power. >> i know it is hard to answer this but with 3,000 personnel in last time during the durecho people were
how does that compare to irene. >> we had first put out the call for about 1,000 workers. we now have a call for 3,000. overhead linemen and tree contractors. we have about 1,600 here or en route as far away as new mexico or oklahoma. we are staging them. we are doubling down on the resources given the magnitude of what we expect. >> you have to compete with other states. we have new jersey, delaware. >> we are competing with other states and canada to be honest with you. the...
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you had hurricane irene in 2011. this year, you look at june 2012, you had the colorado wildfire. you had hurricane isaac which hit louisiana. what we're looking at with sandy is multiple states across some of the most heavily populated states on the east coast, and that's why this has caught everybody's attention for good reason. >> susie: what about businesses? to what extent are they covered through all of this, or is there a deference being a homeowner-- we have heard companies have closed operations for the next few days. >> well business insurance policy coverage is comparable to a home insurance policy, they're going to cover you for wind damage. most business insurance policies have a provegz in them called bi, or business interruption coverage. so if their property is hit directly and it causes them to shut down for a period of time, oftentimes they can file a claim and be covered for the business they could have potentially had, had there not been a hurricane that hit their property. >> susie: everybody is hoping the storm goes out to sea and doesn't do much damage. than
you had hurricane irene in 2011. this year, you look at june 2012, you had the colorado wildfire. you had hurricane isaac which hit louisiana. what we're looking at with sandy is multiple states across some of the most heavily populated states on the east coast, and that's why this has caught everybody's attention for good reason. >> susie: what about businesses? to what extent are they covered through all of this, or is there a deference being a homeowner-- we have heard companies have...
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during hurricane irene, when irene came and barreled through the northeast last year, there were points on the island where the atlantic ocean, touching the day. what they have done, is they have closed the bridge here for any incoming traffic unless you are a first responder person or a member of the media. martha: we are hearing that people have pretty much cleared out. anyone who doesn't heed those warnings -- we do see some people out on the boardwalk there. >> yes, in fact, yesterday, they were picking up people, sending them to shelters. if you take a look at the boardwalk over here, there are quite a few people. it is not just the media. what we are worried about is the storm surge and 20-foot waves on top of that lambing into these hotels. some people are asking us questions, saying that we really don't understand what is going on. please, explain all of us. this is something that is an unprecedented storm they are dealing with, and something that should be taken seriously. martha: seriously, the 11-foot storm surge and waves on top of that -- you were talking about the second s
during hurricane irene, when irene came and barreled through the northeast last year, there were points on the island where the atlantic ocean, touching the day. what they have done, is they have closed the bridge here for any incoming traffic unless you are a first responder person or a member of the media. martha: we are hearing that people have pretty much cleared out. anyone who doesn't heed those warnings -- we do see some people out on the boardwalk there. >> yes, in fact,...
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in irene at battery park which is where i am tonight, we had three to six feet. we're expecting four to eight feet with this storm here and down the jersey shore as well. that will be higher than what they dealt with during irene. so plan on similar scenarios there. then look at the rainfall. huge areas of two inches plus, four inches plus. locally ten inches in spots in parts of new jersey and the chesapeake bay. if you remember the state of new jersey was one of those heavily fladed flooded back here with irene. then snowfall. to add insult to injury, west virginia, ohio, maryland, pennsylvania and parts of virginia could get 50 inches of snow with this. add all these ingredients together, that means power outages, some which will last for weeks. pennsylvania, new york, west virginia, an 800-mile-wide damage path with this. on the 108th anniversary of the opening of the subway system in new york, we're hoping that in 48 hours parts of it won't be under water. >> places are holding their breath tonight. jim cantore in lower manhattan for us tonight. thanks. >>>
in irene at battery park which is where i am tonight, we had three to six feet. we're expecting four to eight feet with this storm here and down the jersey shore as well. that will be higher than what they dealt with during irene. so plan on similar scenarios there. then look at the rainfall. huge areas of two inches plus, four inches plus. locally ten inches in spots in parts of new jersey and the chesapeake bay. if you remember the state of new jersey was one of those heavily fladed flooded...
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. >> thas one of the things we learned from irene is how power fult rains and winds can be. >> the flooding is a big concern and sherrie johnson is live at one of the hot spots it's got history there sherrie. you are in fells point. >> reporter: it certainly does charley. you know people down here are not taking any chances. they have started to load up on this stuff right here. the sand. you can see the giant pile of sand here. they basically started loading up on it bracing for hurricane sandy and possible flooding. you know, yes, they have experienced problems with other storms in the past. so they know what a big deal flooding can be in this area. on friday, and saturday, many people loaded up on sandbags to protect their homes and businesses from flooding. city dumped a pile sandbags here at the broadway pier. city workers gave away six bags per person and they checked bags. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says she wants people to be ready because of the magnitude of the storm. and so far they have about 3 sandbag centers that are opened in the area. you know fells point is a part of th
. >> thas one of the things we learned from irene is how power fult rains and winds can be. >> the flooding is a big concern and sherrie johnson is live at one of the hot spots it's got history there sherrie. you are in fells point. >> reporter: it certainly does charley. you know people down here are not taking any chances. they have started to load up on this stuff right here. the sand. you can see the giant pile of sand here. they basically started loading up on it bracing...
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this is going to be a lot worse than irene. so watching and waiting here in annapolis. >> we've talk at lot about the anticipated power outages associated with sandy. >> they are expected or it major. is your utility ready to go into action after the danger passes? well let's find out. anderson with dominion power is on the phone with us now, good morning, thank you for joining us. >> good morning, tony and allison, thank you for having me on. we are ready. we are very ready. we've done a lot of preplanning, we've done everything that we can to prepare a storm of this magnitude. now we are in waiting mode and when the storm does impact us, and it becomes safe enough for our crews to get out into the field to make repairs, we will begin restoring power. but we do want to be realistic and make sure people understand, as prepared as we are, this is a huge storm, and there will be a lot of power outages and the outages will be multiday. >> i want to ask you the same question i asked pepco earlier, i know the call has gone out for a
this is going to be a lot worse than irene. so watching and waiting here in annapolis. >> we've talk at lot about the anticipated power outages associated with sandy. >> they are expected or it major. is your utility ready to go into action after the danger passes? well let's find out. anderson with dominion power is on the phone with us now, good morning, thank you for joining us. >> good morning, tony and allison, thank you for having me on. we are ready. we are very ready....
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this is twice the number of impacted households as hurricane irene. hurricane irene was 1.2 million impacted households and this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2 million of the 2.4 million for pse&g, 935,000 from jcp & l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric and 45,000 from orange in rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy, the full restoration may, in fact, take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete until 24 to 48 hours due to some of the weather delays. they cannot develop the timeframe for restoration until damage and estimates are under way and obviously these difficult weather conditions are making this more of a challenge. however the utility companies have reached out to other states for assistance and we are expecting additional linemen. servicemen and free clearing workers from states as far away as texas, indiana and folks coming in to us from canada. it will remain extremely dangerous in areas where trees and wires are down. ask people to use extreme caution
this is twice the number of impacted households as hurricane irene. hurricane irene was 1.2 million impacted households and this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2 million of the 2.4 million for pse&g, 935,000 from jcp & l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric and 45,000 from orange in rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy, the full restoration may, in fact, take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete...
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we lucked out with irene, and i don't know. this may be worse. >> nbc's tom strong traung is l rehoboth beach, delaware. any residents left? >> they have about eight hours, the governor issues a mandatory evacuation area. everybody must be out by 8:00. look down the beach, have you several dozen people trying to get their last glimpse. right now, low tide. looks pretty impressive. come high tide, around 6:30, it wouldn't be a surprise if we didn't see water coming up to this fence here. all around rehoboth beach, a lot of businesses boarded up. people making runs to the grocery store, water short, bread is short. people did what they could in terms of preparation. they had about eight hours, around that time, this area will be shut down. cut off the bridges and roads into here it won't be a very pleasant place to stay if the electricity is going to go out. which is a likelihood. 2,000 utility workers and we're talking about the maryland/dc area, baltimore areas, and states of emergencies in those areas as well. a lot of people
we lucked out with irene, and i don't know. this may be worse. >> nbc's tom strong traung is l rehoboth beach, delaware. any residents left? >> they have about eight hours, the governor issues a mandatory evacuation area. everybody must be out by 8:00. look down the beach, have you several dozen people trying to get their last glimpse. right now, low tide. looks pretty impressive. come high tide, around 6:30, it wouldn't be a surprise if we didn't see water coming up to this fence...
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this storm instead, first of all, it's much larger than irene. it's coming directly at the coast instead of parallelling it. the effects are spanning hundreds and hundreds of miles, much more so than irene. >> ifill: this storm is hovering with lots of rain centered over one area. how many days do you expect we'll be coping with the fallout from all of that? >> well, i think that it's going to take until wednesday before conditions really significantly improve so that people can get back and start looking at what happened. tomorrow it's still goingto be a bad day because the system is going to slow down once it gets towards pennsylvania. it will weaken, but it's going to take a long time for this system to wind down. >> ifill: james franklin of the national hurricane center, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> woodruff: now, a closer look at what officials on the ground have been doing to prepare for the storm's blow. ray suarez spoke by phone a short time ago with cory booker, the mayor of newark, new jersey. suarez: welcome to the program. whether
this storm instead, first of all, it's much larger than irene. it's coming directly at the coast instead of parallelling it. the effects are spanning hundreds and hundreds of miles, much more so than irene. >> ifill: this storm is hovering with lots of rain centered over one area. how many days do you expect we'll be coping with the fallout from all of that? >> well, i think that it's going to take until wednesday before conditions really significantly improve so that people can get...
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irene cost an estimated $300 million. i talked with one analyst today who said take irene, add another 50%. that's an idea of what sandy might cost the airlines. guys, back to you. >> phil, thank you. phil lebeau in atlanta for us. >>> let's look at some of the non-storm related stories that have crossed the tape today. ford has dropped to next to last among 28 car brands in the "consumer reports" 2012 reliability survey. toyota toyota's, lexus and toyota brands took the top spot. >>> early earnings release for anadarko petroleum reporting third quarter profit of 84 cents a share. that was eight cents higher than estimates. anadarko had been zuscheduled t release earnings after the now-non-existent bell today. >>> ebay has told workers some jobs are being eliminated. they'll take a $15 million charge related to those cuts. >>> take a look at this home video just in to us from city island, new york. it is a small island in new york city proper. it is just off the bronx. you can see the water pummelling that house that's to
irene cost an estimated $300 million. i talked with one analyst today who said take irene, add another 50%. that's an idea of what sandy might cost the airlines. guys, back to you. >> phil, thank you. phil lebeau in atlanta for us. >>> let's look at some of the non-storm related stories that have crossed the tape today. ford has dropped to next to last among 28 car brands in the "consumer reports" 2012 reliability survey. toyota toyota's, lexus and toyota brands took...
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during hurricane irene, we watched, i watched. the waters rose in our subside basement near our generators. fortunately, as the tide receded, the water receded and we were fine during hurricane , irene. but beginning on sunday night, our engineering team was acutely concerned with what might happen if the tide came in as high as it might, the flood surge as big as it might be. so we had done a tremendous amount of preparation to make sure we had adequate sump pumps and we had insulated a ed all wiring that might somehow get exposed to that water. because we didn't want a replay of the near call that happened during hurricane irene. >> you had to okay this transfer. it was a big procedure as wolf just mentioned. how did it work for you? >> i got around something around 10:30, from our command center. saying, we just got a call from nyu, are we prepared to take their patients? i said, absolutely. we had already taken their patients during hurricane irene, because they had voluntarily evacuated at this time. this time, we knew it was
during hurricane irene, we watched, i watched. the waters rose in our subside basement near our generators. fortunately, as the tide receded, the water receded and we were fine during hurricane , irene. but beginning on sunday night, our engineering team was acutely concerned with what might happen if the tide came in as high as it might, the flood surge as big as it might be. so we had done a tremendous amount of preparation to make sure we had adequate sump pumps and we had insulated a ed all...
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what we lucked out with irene. this may be worse. >> the time to prepare is now over. people need to now stay inside and hunker down. emergency officials in new jersey said, "this is the worst case scenario ago they are predicting record flooding and power outages that could last as much as two weeks. >> daniel, thank you. the time, 9:10. more hurricane sandy coverage coming up, including a check on the roads and bridges. >> we will also be checking on the right -- on the aerial -- area roads if you do have to travel. that is next. >> here is a live look from virginia beach. a photographer brian off the lens. it is looking nasty there. this is an ocean city. coming right back. >> time to take a look at the morning commute. it is a busy one, as you might imagine. if you do not have to be on the russ, we discourage you from going out there. outlook -- some good news to report on that accident. that is gone. we have some downed wires, and that of course could create some power outages. we will let you know if be here of anything. river parkway, at 175, we had a defective
what we lucked out with irene. this may be worse. >> the time to prepare is now over. people need to now stay inside and hunker down. emergency officials in new jersey said, "this is the worst case scenario ago they are predicting record flooding and power outages that could last as much as two weeks. >> daniel, thank you. the time, 9:10. more hurricane sandy coverage coming up, including a check on the roads and bridges. >> we will also be checking on the right -- on the...